FRENCH FLUTE CHAMBER AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SALON CULTURE

Abstract

The article discusses the social and cultural context of flute chamber music ensemble in France at the turn of XIX–XX centuries in terms of inheritance traditions salon culture. French chamber music ensemble that period became a mirror, which reflected a variety of contradictions and complexity of the tumultuous era of great change in art. Note that this area of music and performance practice traditions genetically linked to a joint performance at home and aristocratic lifestyle. The basic form of these traditions was the salon culture that is known, occupied an important place in France since the XVI to the middle of the XIX century. Accordingly, the question of cultural identity flute ensemble music of the time, its ties with the culture and style of salon music. Describes the salon as a special form of interpersonal communication by means of artistic practice largely correspond to the cultural context and forms of existence of music in France last decades of the XIX century and early XX. And in this context were directly involved creators flute chamber music ensemble. In article analyzed the forms of existence, inheriting the tra-dition of the salon as a communicative space that performs a variety of functions (including consolidating, educational and entertainment as the most significant development for chamber ensemble art). You can also argue that genre and style indexes flute ensemble works of this period are based on the characteristic features of salon music – what about the principle of conditionality performing forces available (and sometimes – individuals specific artists), and the level of compositional rules and musical expression.